Around Town

Possible Flooding in Watertown Wednesday Night

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Look for a long rain storm to hit Watertown on Wednesday, with heavy rains in the evening. The National Weather Service has issues a Flood Watch for the Watertown area and most of Eastern Massachusetts on Wednesday. Rain will start in the afternoon, and get heavy between 5 and 8 p.m. The area could get 1.5 to 2.5 inches and some places it could be as much as 4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Precipitation will continue into Thursday morning.

Police/Fire

Woman Busted for OUI After Hitting Parked Cars

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A woman faces drunken driving charges after allegedly crashing into two parked cars. Watertown Police received a report of an auto accident on California Street on Oct. 18 at 1:55 a.m.

“Officers found a car facing the opposite direction and two parked cars with excessive damage,” said Watertown Police Lt. Michael Lawn. The car was heading westbound on California Street when it hit the two vehicles, Lawn said. Officers detected an odor of alcohol on the breath of the driver, identified as Corinne Tess Cartwright, 23, of Watertown.

Government

Council Wants to Discuss How to Handle Future Park Projects

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With the recent controversy over how the Victory Field Phase 2 renovation was handled, a Town Council subcommittee will discuss whether a new policy should be developed for handling park projects. Last week, the Council voted to create an ad hoc committee to oversee the design of the renovations of the track and tennis court area at Victory Field. Councilor Aaron Dushku said he wanted to consider having a policy for park rehabilitations and enhancements. Councilor Cecilia Lenk said she is not sure such oversight is needed for all projects. “I understand people are frustrated with what happened,” Lenk said.

Environment

Find Out How to Get a Tree from the Town for Your Property

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Watertown residents can have a tree planted in front of their home, or even on their property by the town – find out how! Watertown Tree Warden Chris Hayward is preparing for the fall 2014 tree planting season and he is looking for places to put new trees. He has nearly 30 species of all sizes to choose from, including variety of dogwood, cherry, maple and many more trees (see the list here). Hayward will put together a database of requests. “They can say these are the trees I want and I’ll come out and see if it works,” Hayward said.

Letters

LETTER: Resident and Dog Want Dog Park at Filippello Park

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To the Editor,

We are writing to support the choice of the Grove Street entrance to Filippello Park for the East End Dog Park, using the guidelines written by the Watertown Dog Park Task Force more than a year ago. We are grateful for the other off leash dog parks. There is a need for a somewhat larger one in this area with larger numbers of people potentially using it. 15,000 sq ft is an optimal size and possible in this space. It is accessible and part of a well-used neighborhood park and, most importantly, in the middle of a well-trafficked area.

Government

Find Out About Watertown’s Social Services Resource Program

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Watertown officials will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Social Services Resources Specialist Program, and the public is invited to come and meet the specialist. Danielle DeMoss will talk about what she has accomplished in her year as Watertown’s Social Services Resource Specialist and what issues she plans to take on next. The event will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 29 in the Watertown Savings Bank Room at the Watertown Free Public Library from 5 to 7 p.m.

She will be joined by Town Council President Mark Sideris, State Rep. Jonathan Hecht and representatives from St. Patrick’s Parish, the Watertown Housing Authority, Watertown Public Schools, and the Watertown Boys and Girls Club will share their stories about the program, according to an announcement about the event. Also scheduled to attend the celebration are State Sen. Will Brownsberger, State Rep. John Lawn, Town Council and School Committee members as well as representatives from the Watertown Savings Bank, the Commission on Disabilities, the Helen Wright Robinson Fund, the Watertown Community Foundation, Mt.

Sports

Watertown Football Team Remains Undefeated

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The Raiders football team continued their unbeaten season with a tough game at Burlington on Friday night. Watertown watched a 28-7 third-quarter lead disappear when Burlington scored a touchdown and two-point conversion to go up 29-28 with 2:44 left in the fourth quarter, according to a report in the Lowell Sun. The Raiders drove and Zach Rimsa scored on a 2-yard run with 30 seconds left, the Sun reported. The team added a two-point conversion to win 36-29. Watertown improved to 6-0.